march
A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
Noun 4 meanings
A formal, rhythmic way of walking, used especially by soldiers, by bands, and in ceremonies.
A journey so walked.
A political rally or parade.
Any song in the genre of music written for marching (see Wikipedia's article on this type of music)
Verb 4 meanings
To walk with long, regular strides, as a soldier does.
To cause someone to walk somewhere.
To go to war; to make military advances.
To make steady progress.
Etymology
From Middle English marchen, from Middle French marcher (“to march, walk”), from Old French marchier (“to stride, to march, to trample”), from Frankish *markōn (“to mark, mark out, to press with the foot”), from Proto-Germanic *markōną (“to mark”). Akin to Old English mearc, ġemearc (“mark, boundary”).
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MARCH at a glance
MARCH has 5 letters and scores 12 points in Scrabble (M 3 + A 1 + R 1 + C 3 + H 4) and 13 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #522 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with march
All rhymes- RESEARCH13
- CHURCH16
- SEARCH11
- ARCH9
- PORCH12
- TORCH10
- MONARCH14
- BIRCH12
- PATRIARCH16
- STARCH11
- PERCH12
- MERCH12
One letter away
- MATCH12
- MARSH10
- MERCH12
- LARCH10
- MARAH10
- PARCH12
- MARCS9
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